The GDPR is a regulation passed by the EU to protect the privacy of its citizens. It requires organizations that process the personal data of EU citizens to be very transparent with the methods of data collection, and to take measures to secure the data. It applies to organizations inside and outside the EU.

Earlier this week infosec researcher Esteban Guillardoy unveiled details of an unpatched vulnerability for Oracle’s Java 7 software. This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild and has been implemented in various exploit toolkits such as Metasploit and BlackHole....

Yesterday Microsoft released their June 2012 security bulletin with a total of 7 advisories. Three of these are rated as critical and one in particular appears to be the type of vulnerability that could be exploited with a worm. MS12-036 addresses a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop...